Legal Opinion
Donaldson v. O'Connor
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided July 11, 1978No. TCA 1693PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
STAFFORD, District Judge.
On August 11, 1977, the court ruled that plaintiff was the prevailing party and ordered defendants to pay reasonable attorney’s fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Subsequently, the court ordered the submission of memoranda and set a hearing to resolve certain legal questions concerning the application of the Act to this case. Having carefully reviewed the extensive memoranda submitted by the parties and having heard the respective arguments, the court concludes that the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- O'Connor v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Zurcher v. Stanford DailySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Rodriguez v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Mitchell G. King, Jr. v. Milton GreenblattCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Dehoyos v. Allstate Corp.District Court, W.D. Texas · 2007
- In Re South Dakota Microsoft Antitrust LitigationSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
- In Re Yankton CollegeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Dakota · 1989
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